Mark T. Bates (Writer)

‘The Curse of Six’ … is coming this Autumn!🔥 Looking forward to sharing this creepy-supernatural tale via RDG Books - and working with @bratrod64 on this has been a smooth & enjoyable process … Cover design is in progress & preview will be coming soon! 📚 #Horrorfiction

I may be late to the party on this one … but I’m now active on Letterboxd 🎥 Feel free to give me a follow - boxd.it/du41l - as I begin the pain-staking task of dipping into my memory to score every movie I’ve ever seen! #thousandsoffilms #gonnatakeawhile

PREDATOR: BADLANDS is scheduled for a theatrical release on 7th November 2025!🔥 “A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in the search of the ultimate adversary.” (IMDB) Predator: Badlands | Trailer: youtu.be/43R9l7EkJwE?si…

‘Re:Born’ by Mark T. Bates🩸 Check out my creepy short Horror story posted by ⁦@KuLt_ZiLLa⁩ … This will be the first in a series I’ll be publishing as part of a larger flash-fiction collection; ‘The Curious Dark’🔥 Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/04/01/reb…

‘2081: A Space Tragedy’ - by Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #2)🩸 #horror #scifi #speculativefiction A slice of trashy, pulp, cosmic horror flash-fiction … written for ⁦kult-zilla.com🔥 Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/05/17/208…

‘Dreaded Bliss’ (The Curious Dark #3) Check out the third short story in the @KuLt_ZiLLa flash-fiction Horror series … #horror #thriller #darktales🩸 Written by @MarkTBates👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/06/27/dre…

Re:Visiting … The Ninth Gate (1999)🔥 Check out our deep-dive into the story behind this underrated Neo-Noir gem from Director Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby / The Pianist) #theninthgate #horror #thriller 🎥 Words by @MarkTBates👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/07/12/rev…

RIP Ozzy x 🔥🔥🔥 OZZY OSBOURNE - No More Tears: youtu.be/CprfjfN5PRs?si…

‘Re:Born’ by Mark T. Bates🩸 #horror #thriller #macabre #flashfiction A creepy short-story from ⁦@MarkTBates⁩ … Got 5 mins to Kill !? Hit the link👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/04/01/reb…

The school summer holidays have begun … so this afternoon I’m taking my daughter to see James Gunn’s Superman!🔥 Reviews have been pretty mixed to say the least, but I’ll be going in with an open mind .. #superman #jamesgunn #superhero #fantasy #adventure #dcuniverse #dccomics

‘2081: A Space Tragedy’ - by Mark T.Bates (The Curious Dark #2)🩸 #horror #scifi #speculativefiction A slice of trashy, pulp, cosmic flash-fiction horror … from ⁦@MarkTBates⁩🔥 Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/05/17/208…

Recent Horror Haul!🩸📚 Some Indie-Horror from the weirder end of the spectrum … A couple of short story collections from vintage authors Brian McNaughton & Brian Lumley ☠️ ‘Made A Monster’ from Rob Nelson & ‘Inside Out’ from Lor Gislason 🔥 #horror #thrillers #splatterpunk

SCREAM 7 is currently filming with original writer Kevin Williamson (I Know What You Did Last Summer) in the director’s chair - with the latest instalment in the renowned Slasher series scheduled for release on Feb 27th 2026!🔥 #scream #slashermovie #horror #thriller

Hot on the heels of his eerie supernatural-serial killer thriller LONGLEGS, and his Stephen King adaptation THE MONKEY - director Osgood Perkins will return once again this autumn with KEEPER!🔥 #horror #thriller #osgoodperkins KEEPER Teaser Trailer: youtu.be/b_7lPgYrCas?si…

‘It’s Dark In Their Minds Vol. 1’ - Horror Anthology (2025) Check out our review of the first of a new anthology series of Horror short stories from RDG Books Press! 📚 #horror #thrillers #speculativefiction Words by ⁦@MarkTBates⁩👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/07/03/its…

THE MUMMY is the latest classic Universal Monsters flick to be remade by producers Blumhouse & Atomic Monster … Filmmaker Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) writes & directs his interpretation of the vintage movie, which is scheduled for release in April 2026!🔥 #themummy #horror

SCREAM (@ScreamHorrorMag ) … just picked up my copy of the Summer 2025 edition!🔥 Lots of cool features in here - Jaws 50th Anniversary / Tremors / The Thing From Another World … #screammagazine #horror #scifi #creaturefeature #jaws #tremors #thethingfromanotherworld

🔥The 10 Greatest Horror Movies …. Of the 1970s!🔥 #Horrors #Thrillers #Slashers #Scifi #Psychological What a decade for the evolution of the genre! Check out our feature … what have we missed !?🩸🎥👇 kult-zilla.com/2024/05/09/the…

‘The Buffalo Hunter Hunter’ - by Stephen Graham Jones (2025)🔥 Check out our review of the new novel from one of the finest voices in modern Horror literature! #stephengrahamjones #horror #thriller #vampire📚 Words by @MarkTBates👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/06/26/the…

Cool to see a review of my short story ‘A Burnt Offering’ pop up on The Horror Tree yesterday! #horror #thriller #periodmystery #speculativefiction #aburntoffering 🔥 You can check it out via #thedarkcornerblog here👇 thedarkcorner.blog/2025/04/30/a-b…